The People Factor #6 - Anna Ott | VP People | HV Capital | Advisory Board Member | Kienbaum
Anna Ott is VP People and responsible for ESG initiatives at HV Capital, one of the leading VC funds in Europe. She has more than two decades of experience in HR, focussing on start-ups. She's worked with venture builders, incubators, and venture capitalists' portfolios.
Before HV Capital, Anna worked as an independent consultant. Her clients spanned corporates, SMBs and start-ups. She also advised various European HR Tech start-ups.
Anna is part of Capital Magazine's "Top 40 under 40". She is also acknowledged as an "HR Influencer" by various leading magazines in this space.
Shownotes 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:55 - Annas start 00:05:50 - First career layoffs 00:08:22 - HR Consultancy and most shaping boss 00:11:00 - First learnings & failures 00:12:45 - Management 00:24:19 - Berlin, 2010 and onwards 00:35:35 - Patterns of successful companies and founders 00:43:40 - Advisory, Beirat and Freelancing 00:54:55 - HV Capital, Diversity 01:12:44 - Final words
Links Anna Ott Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/annaott/ HV Capital: https://www.hvcapital.com/
Thomas Kohler Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-kohler-pplwise/ pplwise: https://pplwise.com/
Book recommendations: The making of a manager: https://www.amazon.de/Making-Manager-Everyone-Looks-English-ebook/dp/B07DXGGDCQ/ref=sr_1_1?adgrpid=71834175820&gclid=Cj0KCQiA6fafBhC1ARIsAIJjL8mC8wHV6AGX5nHdCbCNKybdV-84ecG6tuvvGSbLdrpfs7haQi5YmMoaAmsUEALw_wcB&hvadid=352993768977&hvdev=c&hvlocphy=9061133&hvnetw=g&hvqmt=e&hvrand=4711197719894779108&hvtargid=kwd-662830358106&hydadcr=24065_1739927&keywords=the+making+of+a+manager+julie+zhuo&qid=1677615874&sr=8-1
The do library: https://thedobook.co/products/complete-11-book-bundle